Combined water container and basin



C. A. C. PESCHARDT.

- COMBINED WATER CONTAINER AND BASIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. i922.

Lpl Patented Got. 10, w22.

Patented Get. 10, 1922.

hddlllli PATNT CHRISTIAN AUGUST CARL ESCI-IARDT, 0F AALBORG, DENMARK.

COMBINED WATER CONTAINER AND BASIN.

Application led April 20, 1922.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN AUGUST CARL PEsoHARD'r, subject of the King of Denmark, residing at Aalborg, Denmark, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Water Containers and Basins, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to a water container and basin which may, as a combined whole, be arranged in the tool boxes or the like of automobiles or the like wherein it will occupy a relatively small space only.

When driving motor cars it happens at times that, on account of mishap or for other reasons it will be necessary on the open road to make small repairs, to inspect the motor, to inflate the tyres, etc. It is obvious that such repairs, etc., cannot be made without the person attending to them getting dirty to a considerable degree, especially on his hands, and it is oftenespecially if he be a gentleman driververy inconvenient for him not to be able to wash himself before resuming the driving.

Towel and soap can always easily be carried in the car, whereas difiiculties arise as regards basin and water jug containing water. Cf course, an ordinary basin may be wrapped and put into the car, and some container that is capable of being tightly closed may be illed with water and put into the car. Such an arrangement is, however, inconvenient and a rational arrangement is brought about only if the outfit of the car comprises a basin and a water jug of such a special construction and fittin that said parts form a, so to say, regulatlon part of the contents of the tool and outfit box without occupying too much space or requiring a space of a special shape in the boX.

The present invention relates to a combined water container and basin adapted for the special purpose in view'and which is, therefore, meant to be used especially in connection with automobiles. It must, however, be understood that the invention is not limited to this special use, but that it may be used under other conditions, it being useful everywhere where it is important that a certain quantity of water and a basin can be carried without taking up too much space.

Serial No. 555,702.

A form of execution of the invention is shown on the drawing, where Fig. l is a perspective view of a basin,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a corresponding water jug.

Fig. 3 shows the water container and the basin, the former inside the latter,

Fig. 4 a perspective view of the water container showing how the spout may be arranged.

In the construction shown on the drawing the basin l and the water container 2 are in the shape of flat-bottomed troughs and the water container will, when introduced into the basin l completely :[ill the inner space of the latter and will project outside same only along its flanged upper edge 3, the said flange constituting a means whereby it can easily be lifted out of the basin when it is to be used. One corner of the flat top or cover of the water container is depressed or recessed so that the height of the water container is at that point somewhat less than at any other point. On the bottom wall of this depressed part of the container is disposed a short spout 4t which can be tightly closed by means of a screw lid 5 provided with a gasket or a packing made, for example, of rubber; and it is to be observed that this spo-ut does not project above the top wall or cover of the container but is, on the contrary, disposed wholly within the confines of the depression or recess, so that it will not interfere with the placing of tools or other articles on top of the aforesaid cover when the device is located within the tool box.

The form of execution shown in the drawing is simple and suitable to the purpose, but it is clear that it may be altered in many ways without departing from the principle of the invention. For instance, the basin and the water container may be of any other shape if only the two parts fit into one another, land the flange 3 may be replaced by a couple of handles, or by one handle or a ring or the like arranged in a recess in the surface of the container.

The basin and the container may be made of metal or any other suitable material.

I claim:

l. A combination article, comprising a basin; and a removable water container conformably fitting therein and having a lat top or cover which is depressed at one point to provide a space or recess7 the bottoni Wall of said recess having secured to it a pouring spout Which is provided with a closure and disposed Wholly Within the confines of the recess.

2. Ai combination article, comprising a fiat-bottomed basin; and a removable Water l0 container conformably fitting therein and 

